Augusta Township will benefit from an investment announced today by Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation (GCFDC). Through the Eastern Ontario Development Program’s Community Innovation projects stream, GCFDC is pleased to provide Augusta Township with an investment of $14,839.

"King's Lock Craft Distillery is very grateful to GCFDC for their support and contribution to our new business. Our focus is to create a premium products using local and organic ingredients with a process that emphasizes sustainability. GCFDC has assisted us in purchasing two stills for our process, positioning us as one of the largest capacity craft distilleries in Ontario. We are now producing organic, small batch white rye, whiskey, vodka, gin and our own rum-like drink called 'Thousand Islands Moonshine'."

“The friendly and knowledgeable staff at Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation really took the time to listen to our story. After developing a thorough understanding of our business model and what we wanted, they offered insight and solutions to help propel our Grenville based agribusiness to the next level."

"The Business Development funding we received through the GCFDC helped us create a complete company wide procedures manual. This has helped us streamline our day-to-day work giving us more time to focus on business opportunities. As the program concluded we were able to transition our intern into a full time member of our team."

"HFI Pyrotechnics Inc. has been involved with the Eastern Ontario Development Program for a number of years. The EODP has not only allowed us to access technical expertise that would otherwise been unaffordable for us to acquire, it has also assisted in the development of new product opportunities for the company."